SOME QUESTIONS OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL-LEGAL REGULATION OF PARLIAMENTARY CONTROL

According to legal doctrine, the control function is one of the main functions of the parliament. The Constitution of the Russian Federation doesn’t formalize this function of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, but, at the same time, it contains a number of norms enshrining supervisory powers of the parliament. The institution of parliamentary control is developed by federal laws – both by the acts dedicated directly to parliamentary control and by the acts regulating other branches of public relations. In addition, some rules concerning the institution of parliamentary control are contained in the by-laws of the chambers of the Federal Assembly as well as in the regulations of the State Duma and of the Council of the Federation. Despite reinvigorated efforts of the legislator to consolidate the institution of parliamentary control, there are still some gaps in its regulation.